20381. Misbranding of Standard Hog: Regulator.    U.S. v. 11 Bags of Stand¬
ard Hog: Regulator.    Default decree of condemnation, forfeiture, 
and destruction.     (F. & D. no. 2&253.    Sample no. 4811-A.)
Examination of the drug preparation, Standard Hog Regulator, disclosed 
that the article contained no ingredient or combination of ingredients capable 
of producing certain curative and therapeutic effects claimed on the bag label 
and in the circular shipped with the article. Analysis showed that the article 
contained no significant amount, if any, of antimony sulphide, quassia, or 
Levant worm seed, all of which were listed as ingredients. It was further 
claimed in the circular that the product would fatten hogs, get them ready for 
market earlier, improve the appetite and digestion, and make them thriftier; 
whereas it would not.
On November 15, 1932, the United States attorney for the Northern District 
of Illinois, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
District Court of the United States for the district aforesaid a libel praying 
seizure and condemnation of 11 bags of Standard Hog Regulator at Morrison, 
111., alleging that the article had been shipped in interstate commerce on or 
about April 23, 1932, by the Standard Chemical Mfg. Co., from Omaha, Nebr., 
to Morrison, Ill., and charging misbranding in violation of the Food and Drugs 
Act as amended.
Analysis of a sample of the article by this Department showed that it con- 
sisted essentially of sodium chloride, sodium bicarbonate, sodium sulphate, iron 
sulphate, charcoal, sulphur, sodium thiosulphate, and plant material including 
nux vomica. The article contained no antimony sulphide, quassia, Levant worm 
seed, nor anise seed.
It was alleged in the libel that the article was misbranded in that the fol- 
lowing statements appearing in the labeling were false and misleading: 
(Label) "Compounded * * * From the Following Articles * * * 
Antimony Sulphid % of 1% * * * Quassia, Levant Worm Seed"; (circu- 
lar) " Fattening Hogs * * * It will sharpen the appetite, increase the 
thrift and improve the digestion. It will help to make more pounds of pork 
from every bushel of grain fed. It will help get hogs ready for market earlier." 
Misbranding was alleged for the further reason that the following statements 
appearing in the circular, regarding the curative or therapeutic effects of the 
article, were false and fraudulent: " Scouring * * * Thumps in Pigs— 
Give drinking water but no feed for 24 hours. Then give 1 to 2 tablespoonf uls 
to each 100 lbs. live weight morning and night until some relief is noticeable, 
then reduce to half the amount and continue regularly until cured. * * * 
to improve thrift, regulate the bowels, keep them free from worms and assist 
in preventing disease. Worms * - * * After worms are expelled give Regu- 
lator in self-feeder as usual. Cough * * * Pregnant Sows—* * * It 
will keep them in normal, healthy, strong condition and help them farrow
large and healthy litters. * * * They will eat just the amount they need 
to improve the thrift, regulate the bowels, assist in keeping them free from 
worms, and help in preventing disease."
On December 15, 1932, no claimant having appeared for the property, judg- 
ment of condemnation and forfeiture was entered, and it was ordered by the 
court that the product be destroyed by the United States marshal.
R. G. TTJGWEIX, Acting Secretary of Agncuttwre.